A Guam Business series providing a birds-eye view of carriers serving Micronesia
By Lara Ozaki
China Airlines
President: Su-Chien Hsieh
Chairman: Nuan-Hsuan Ho
General manager Guam: Bruce Cheng
Number of employees: 12,562 as of Sept. 30, 2017
Awards in 2016: Taiwan Corporate Sustainability Awards — gold medal in transportation industry of the Taiwan Top 50 Corporate Sustainability Report Awards and the Climate Leadership Award.
Service launch date in Micronsia: 1999
Route in Micronesia: Taipei-Guam
Cost tiers/classes: Premium Business; Business; Premium Economy; Economy
Alliance: SkyTeam
Extra fees: $50 for excess baggage
In-flight amenities: Meal-service; Sky Lounge; in-flight entertainment; Wi-Fi; in-flight magazines
Frequent flyer program: Dynasty Flyer
Claim to fame: China Airlines is the flag carrier and largest airline of Taiwan, headquartered in Taoyuan International Airport.
China Eastern Airlines
Vice chairman and president: Xulun Ma
Number of employees: 72,377
Route in Micronesia: Beijing-Saipan, three-times weekly
Cost tiers/classes: First; Business; Economy
Alliance: SkyTeam
Extra fees: $165 for excess baggage; priority seats starting from $30
In-flight amenities: In-flight meals; in-flight entertainment; on-board Wi-Fi
Frequent flyer program: Eastern Miles
Claim to fame: China Eastern Airlines is China’s second-largest carrier by passenger numbers.
Sichuan Airlines
Chairman: Li Haiying
Number of employees: More than 10,000
Route in Micronesia: Guangzhou-Saipan, six-times weekly
Cost tiers/classes: Business; Economy
Frequent flyer program: SCAL Golden Panda Club’s Golden Panda Mileage Award Program
Claim to fame: Sichuan Airlines has codeshare agreements with China Eastern Airlines, China Express Airlines and China Southern Airlines.
Beijing Capital Airlines
CEO: Zhang Kui
Number of employees: More than 4,500
Service launch date in Micronesia: July 6, 2017
Route in Micronesia: Hangzhou-Saipan twice-weekly
Cost tiers/classes: Business; Economy
In-flight amenities: More than 100 programs on in-flight media entertainment system
Claim to fame: Beijing Capital Airlines operates one of the largest and youngest Airbus fleets in China.
